Vehicle-body construction



May 26, 1925.

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VICTOR W. PAGE, OF STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT.

VEHICLE-BODY cons'rmrcrron.

Application filed April 17, 1923.. Serial No. 632,700,

To all whom it concern:

citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stamford, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented a new from its normal operating position within the tonneau to a point to the rear of the tonneau to leave the tonneau space clear for the purpose of carrying various articles, such as baggage or the like.

It is a further object of the invention to construct the tonneau so that a storage compartment is had regardless of the ,position 4 vide a compartment 19 to which access is of the seat with respect to the tonneau.

It is a further objectof the invention to construct this storage compartment so that it may be accessible either from the rear or from the front of the compartment.

It is a still further object of the invention to construct the tonneau so that the opening through which access'is had to the compartment at the front thereof, is normally closed by the back of the seat.

With the above and other objects in view, reference is had to'the accompanying drawings, in whichv Figure 1 is a top plan'view of a vehicle body constructed in accordance with the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the seat in its operative position;

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the seat in its inoperative position leaving the tenneau space or compartment clear for the reception of baggage or other articles.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the reference character 5 designates the front seat; 6 designates the rear seat,

and 7 designates the back-rest oftherear ,age of tools or other articles.

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this space is a partition 12,'and said partitions 10 and 12 and the downwardly curved wall 9 form a compartment 13 for the stor- Access to this compartment is had from the rear by means of a tool 14 or the like.

The back rest 7 of the seat 6 is hingedly mounted as at 15,-and is adapted to swing upwardly about its hinge as a pivot point. This back rest 7 provides means for closing the opening 11 in the partition 10 and thus whenthe seat is swung upwardly, access to the compartment 13 may be had through the openin about its pivotal point by means of a strap or fingerpiece 7 which is secured to the bottom edge thereof.

The seat 6 is carried by a seat frame 16, and said seat frame 16 is slidably mounted on guides 17 carried by brackets .18 or the like. The seat frame 16 is hollow to proguides 17 are mounted on opposite sides of the body and are preferably secured to the floor 21 of the vehicle in any desired manner.

When it is desired to use the tonneau-compartment for passengers, the seat 6 is positioned as shown in Fig. 2, that is, in its forward positionon the .guides 17 When, however, it is desired to use the tonneau compartment for the purpose of carrying baggage or other artic es, the back rest 7 is swung about its pivotal point and the seat 6 is slid rearwardl to the positionshown in Fig. 3, after w ich the back rest 7 is dropped as shown and serves to maintain the seat 6 in its rear position thus leaving the tonneau 11. The back rest 7 is swung this construction a space ordinarily occupied by the tonneau seat 1s available for use when passengers are not being carried and the tonneau is used for other What is claimed is: p In a vehicle body, a tonneau compartpurposes.

ment, said body being extended beyond the tonneau compartment to provide a space at the rear thereof, a horlzontally disposed partition dividing the space at the rear of the tonneau compartment into an upper and a lower compartment, a swinging seat back closing the front of the up er compartment and glving access thereto cm the tonneau compartment, a plurality of guides extending from the tonneau compartment into the- 10 lower compartment of the space at the rear of the tonneau compartment, and a seat slidably mounted on said guides and movable from the tonneau compartment into the lower compartment of the space at the 4 rear thereof.

VICTOR W. PAGE. 

